juiciovsjunioWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“juicio” and “junio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#994
“juicio” frequency rank
#575
“junio” frequency rank
1569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juicio junio
Definition Pensamiento en el que se afirma o se niega algo de algo. Sexto mes del año en el calendario gregoriano, entre mayo y julio. Dura treinta días.

Where the eye mixes juicio and junio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
juicio
5 ch
junio

Look-alike desk: juicio vs junio

A purely visual mix-up. juicio ([ˈxwisjo]) and junio ([ˈxunjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juicio is recorded at frequency rank #994, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxwisjo]. junio is at rank #575, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxunjo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 1569, this pair ranks #321,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of juicio vs junio

Shared letters: ijou. Private to "juicio": c. Private to "junio": n.

"juicio" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "junio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juiciojiucio · jjuicio · juciio · juiccio · juicoi · juiico · juisio · ujicio
  • juniojjunio · jnuio · juino · junnio · junoi · ujnio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juicio" for "junio" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxwisjo] versus [ˈxunjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juicio" or "junio"?
"junio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #575 in our Spanish list, against #994 for "juicio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "juicio" and "junio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "junio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #321,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juicio" and "junio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jano vs junio". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #321,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list